Blueberry stars at International Blueberry Days
The blueberry coloured Macfrut blue, the fruit and vegetable show that for three days at Rimini Expo Centre filled the halls with visitors. The second day of International Blueberry Days (Thursday

EU average prices for bananas mostly unchanged in week 17
Week 16, average wholesale prices of bananas produced within Europe stood at €105/100 kgs in Spain. Prices in the Portugal came in at €200 per 100 kgs, while the French paid €135/100

Potatoes to see strong markets ahead in the coming years
There will be strong markets for potatoes in the next few years. That’s what Tony Wisdom Founder and CEO of Skagit Valley Farm and Valley Pride Sales thinks as he looks ahead to the 2023 potato

New Zealand's red pears are on the market, and the price of blueberries varies greatly among different varieties
This year's "May Day" holiday has significantly boosted fruit sales. After the holiday, the traffic in the fruit market decreased this week, and the overall sales have been relatively slow, and

"In the retail sector, the receptiveness to new mushroom products has changed positively in recent years"

Red Globe passes ‘mantle’ of most produced table grape in Peru to Sweet Globe
Red Globe, the mainstay table grape cultivar of Peru has finally had to pass the ‘mantle’ of most produced grape to the white seedless Sweet Globe. According to Benjamín Cilloniz, General

Denmark: "Regionally-grown vegetable sales increase by a few percent annually"
When Denmark joined the European Union in 1973, Nordic Greens - called Alfred Pedersen then - promptly planted tomatoes in its greenhouses. That was the country's first commercial tomato crop.

Avocado trade will continue to grow in increasingly competitive market
Rabobank recently published their World Avocado Trade Map, charting global avocado production, consumption and trade. According to the bank, avocado trade will continue to grow in the next few

German fruit and vegetables: Tomatoes - Unadulterated pleasure and lots of colour
Whether meat tomato, Roma tomato, panicle tomato, cherry tomato, cocktail tomato or vine tomato - with a per capita consumption of 7.3 kg*, the usually bright red nightshade is the declared

Lemon Prim promotes the organoleptic qualities of lemons
Lemon Prim positions itself to the public as an objectively superior lemon, presenting itself without artifice, without aesthetic touch-ups and without distraction from what really matters: its

SAAGA encourages South Africans to add an avo (or two) to any meal
Due to the expected increase in avocado volumes (now estimated at 20 million 4 kg cartons for exports) and an early start to the 2023 season, the South African Avocado Growers' Association (SAAGA)

Biimore - for improved yield and quality of raspberry, strawberry and blueberry fruit
Tradecorp presents Biimore, an ultra-efficient biostimulator that will revolutionise the sector for this type of product. Biimore is recommended for use in a wide range of crops, unlocking their

Fertilisation of raspberries in tunnels - flowering and fruit setting period
The end of April was an excellent opportunity to visit the raspberry plantation of Mr. and Mrs. Lewandowski and Mr. Jakubiak near Czerwińsk on the Vistula to verify recommendations on fertilizing

How to help raspberries after the cold season?
Raspberry plantations are in varying condition. Cold weather and locally occurring frosts, are disrupting the normal course of vegetation. In places, frost can be seen on shoots and buds. It is

When to start protecting raspberries?
Among the diseases to look out for when inspecting young shoots of males is raspberry rust. This disease, which until a few years ago was encountered only occasionally, has become common in

Morocco ranks third in global ranking of fresh raspberry exporters
In 2022, Morocco has managed to export more fresh raspberries than the USA and ranked third in the global ranking of exporters of these berries, according to EastFruit. Furthermore, Morocco

"Sprout demand automatically rises as more parties are organized"
Now that the summer weather is nearing in Europe, the high season is also starting at Kiem-X in Belgium. "When the sun comes out, along come communion parties, weddings, and barbecues, and then

Yellow kiwi, all the novelties of the Rivoira project
The future of the yellow kiwi fruit passes through two varieties: we are talking about AC 497 076 and AC 501 022, two fruits developed by the Rivoira Group in collaboration with the University of

The third Biosolutions Innovation Award at Macfrut
Awards were presented at Macfrut, the International Fruit and Vegetable Exhibition, for innovations in natural products for the defence, nutrition and biostimulation of plants. This happened in

Mini cucumbers: Ubiquitous perks when supply is too abundant
The assortment of snake cucumbers was primarily composed of Belgian, domestic and Dutch batches, with domestic products completely absent in Cologne. Spanish batches did not go beyond a

"Good asparagus prices for the time of year"
"Asparagus sales are going particularly well this season," says grower Franc Goertz of Goertz Asperges, which has been growing asparagus on the sandy soils of Limburg since 1987. "There is quite a

Greenyard sets the tone for sustainable nutrition
Greenyard has signed a five-year partnership with 'The Vegetables Chef® and We're Smart World'' one of the world's leading culinary references for fruits and vegetables. Over the next five years,

"This year, I didn't abandon my strawberry fields ahead of time."
About a year ago, Ermal Gjuzi, an agricultural entrepreneur from the Italian town of Scanzano Jonico (Basilicata), abandoned part of his strawberry fields because he could hardly recruit enough

Spain: Almond industry boosted by China export deal
Recently, a deal was finalized by Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez in Beijing. This involves 50,000 tons of Spanish almonds will be exported to China in 2025. This amount should double by 2032. The almond